Category: Emerging Markets
Pan Brothers to launch own brand of clothing
Indonesia’s Pan Brothers, which makes clothing for such global brands as Calvin Klein and The North Face, plans to launch its own brand of apparel…
Hoa Tho starts construction of new garment plant
Hoa Tho Textile & Garment, a leading Vietnamese textile and clothing manufacturer and a member of the Vietnam National Textile and Apparel Group (Vinatex), has…
Clothing maker AHA Mura formed through merger
Matjaz Hudopisk has been appointed head of Slovenian clothing maker AHA Mura, which was formed on 1 October through the merger of AHA Moda and…
Latvian textile exports reach US$322m in H1
Exports of Latvian light and textile products for the first half of the current year reached LVL175m (US$322m) in value terms, most of which came…
H&M under fire as Swedish television unearths production scandal
A documentary revealing the miserable conditions faced by Cambodian factory workers producing goods for the fashion retailer H&M was aired on Swedish national television on…
Sparta starts exports to New Zealand
After a year of negotiations, Sparta, one of Lithuania’s largest sock and hosiery manufacturers, has started exports of sports socks to New Zealand.
Thai clothing exports decline 10% in H1
In the first half of 2012, Thai clothing exports reached US$1. 48bn, a year-on-year fall of 10.
Better Factories Cambodia to keep brands accountable for poverty wages
A new report from the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) and Community Legal Education Centre (CLCE) has evaluated a decade of Better Factories Cambodia (BFC).
Russia's worsted fabric sector on the verge of collapse
The Russian worsted fabric sector is on the verge of collapse amid the ever growing volumes of imports from abroad and the lack of state…
Wendre buys factory in China
Estonian home textile producer Wendre has become the sole owner of a sewing factory in Wuxi, China, that has been closed for a year and…
Thai floods hit up to 180 clothing manufacturers
The protracted flooding is expected to hit as many as 180 clothing manufacturers across Thailand, causing losses that can not yet be estimated, but 100,000…
Ukraine and EU agree to zero duties on textiles and garments
Ukraine and the EU have agreed to set a zero duty on textile and ready-made garments from the moment an agreement on free trade zone…
Protective measures considered prior to Russia's WTO accession
Prior to Russia’s long-awaited accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the country’s government is considering developing mechanisms to protect the national textile and light…
Russian investors acquire French swimwear producer
Parisian LLC, one of Russia’s largest lingerie distributors and retailers, has acquired French lingerie producer Wilgal Diff Bip Bip, which owns a factory for the…
Slovenian fibre maker launches recycling project
Slovenian synthetic fibre maker Julon has launched a high-tech investment project worth EUR17m (US$24. 2m), of which EUR3. 6m (US$5.
Polish apparel makers eye foreign markets
Polish producers of clothing and footwear are looking to expand into foreign markets.